Duke/Pitt

[CiceroCuse]

This game is being played at a really high level.

 

[cuseattle]

Great game by the players, coaches and refs so far.

 

[ROCuse]

Yup. I think our two with Duke and remaining one with Pitt are going to be absolute battles.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Jamie Dixon is going to kill one of the refs.

 

[tptcuse]

Jamie Dixon is going to kill one of the refs.

He is an angry man.

 

[SoBeCuse]

Very high level. Duke's defense is way better than it was a month ago. Everybody on here saying that our guards will drive on them at will should probably recant that. Plumlee starting to play more and better is helping them also.

 

[cuseguy]

Very high level. Duke's defense is way better than it was a month ago. Everybody on here saying that our guards will drive on them at will should probably recant that. Plumlee starting to play more and better is helping them also.

Duke is playing at a different level than a month ago.

 

[SaltLakeOrange]

Duke looks very good. Saturday will be a complete war.

 

[skurey]

Wasn't there a thread on here making fun of Duke fans for thinking they would win at Pitt?

 

[edowd26]

Duke wasting all their 3's tonight... keep shooting.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Duke is going to give us all kinds of problems. They are blowing Pitt out on the road. That just doesn't happen to Pitt. Duke can shoot it and penetrate. That's a bad combination for our zone. Parker and Hood are big enough to shoot over the zone. Pitt looks totally lost on both ends of the court. I love watching Dixon have no clue what to do.

 

[upperdeck]

will duke shot %50 from 3 when taking 20 shots again this weekend? 40% and this game is even.

 

[jordoo]

Pitt missed too many shots and hasn't defended well. This was also called like an ACC game unlike our Pitt game that was called like a BE game.

Duke has certainly been improving and they can really put shooters out there. I think we see a very spread out zone Saturday.

 

[cuseattle]

Wow, Duke just really turned it on the last five minutes. Looks to be over.

 

[SoBeCuse]

Duke is playing at a different level than a month ago.

Yep. Same with Kansas and Michigan.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Duke is solid.

 

[swish7]

This game is being played at a really high level.

Can they both lose?

Duke is like a boa constrictor. They get a grip on you and just choke you out. They goaded Pitt into taking a lot of sloppy shots. And came back the other way just gunning quick, but clean 3s.

Ennis needs to get a little selfish a couple times a half. It might loosen things up for Cooney and Fair.

 

[Trueblue25]

Michael Gbinije better be ready to come out and protect the perimeter.

 

[edowd26]

will duke shot %50 from 3 when taking 20 shots again this weekend? 40% and this game is even.

agreed. 12 threes is a huge deal. most teams don't lose hitting that many threes. and amile jefferson... who kind of sucks had gone off for 14. Duke has looked good, but this is more flash in the pan than the norm.

 

[victor]

How in the world did Duke lose to Clemson. I watched Clemson play NC last night at a restaurant and Clemson was awful.

 

[SoBeCuse]

agreed. 12 threes is a huge deal. most teams don't lose hitting that many threes. and amile jefferson... who kind of sucks had gone off for 14. Duke has looked good, but this is more flash in the pan than the norm.

Jefferson has been quietly improving. He had 15 rebounds vs UVA. He doesn't suck. Blocks shots too.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Great game by the players, coaches and refs so far.

Not by Dixon after he got read the riot act.

 

[rhcuse]

C'mon Panthers!

Just threw up in my mouth

 

[jordoo]

LOL the Refs just said You Dixon get off the court here's a BS foul for you.

 

[hoopsupstate]

When you play Pitt man to man you take away their freedom to move to open spots and hurt their ability to pass the ball. They lack creators on offense off the dribble. Duke has a ton of options and are very athletic. Our zone plays to their strengths, passing and offensive rebounds.